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BLONDE | Official Teaser | Netflix (Ana de Armas' NC-17 Marilyn Monroe movie)

The Cockatrice

I'm retarded?
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BiGBoSSMk23

A company being excited for their new game is a huge slap in the face to all the fans that liked their old games.
Wow. I remember watching just the beginning of Gentlemen Prefer Blondes and texting my buddy how much Monroe's mannerisms reminded me of De Armas, and when I googled to see if someone had compared both of them I read the news of the biopic. And it's releasing on my birthday 🎉
 
Ana de Armas is hot af and an underrated (but rising) actress. Face surprisingly similar to Monroe from some angles. Body however... too petite not thicc enough? Monroe was known for her voluptuousness. Not a huge deal but like Rami Malek not having Freddie Mercury's iconic broad build took me out of the believability at times.

Funny how Marilyn Monroe and Elvis have been out of the cultural zeitgeist for a long time, even in nostalgia terms, then suddenly two 2 biopics of these 50s icons are coming out around at the same time.
 

pramod

Banned
No one's bothered by the fact that she has black eyebrows, brown eyes, and blonde hair?

I guess that's why they had make it black and white? But even with that the shades on her face looks all wrong.
 
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No one's bothered by the fact that she has black eyebrows, brown eyes, and blonde hair?

I guess that's why they had make it black and white? But even with that the shades on her face looks all wrong.
I’m not sure those are her features I’ll be paying closest attention to
 

DGrayson

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Yea it could go either way with Ridley Scott these days.

Actually I just hate the fact that it is a TV show. That means it will have less than epic production, special effects, makeup costumes etc. Why not just make a movie ... Im tired of all these movie franchises being turned into shitty tv shows. I loved Blade Runner 2.
 

mortal

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Actually I just hate the fact that it is a TV show. That means it will have less than epic production, special effects, makeup costumes etc. Why not just make a movie ... Im tired of all these movie franchises being turned into shitty tv shows. I loved Blade Runner 2.
I think the Blade Runner IP would actually play well into the series format. Being that they're typically noir, something in the vein of True Detective could work imo, assuming the writing & directing are good.
I would be more concerned about getting closure if there's a possibility of the series getting canceled like Scott's last project, Raised By Wolves.
 

*Nightwing

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Just as a fan of classic film including Monroe’s place in Hollywood history, my reasoning is purely technical:

1- totally misscast. Ana de Armas is a spinner, and Marilyn Monroe would today be more of the perfect pawg
2- Ana de Armas began learning English in 2014 and speaks with a heavy Spanish accent. Is this not a speaking role? How can she play a native English speaker? You supposed to use your imagination while watching movies? Fuck no. That’s why I watch movies instead of reading books
3- by the filmmakers own admission it’s just eye candy, based on a fictional book not a biography. Screenrant.com:
“It’s an NC-17 movie about Marilyn Monroe, it’s kind of what you want, right? I want to go and see the NC-17 version of the Marilyn Monroe story.”

Rename it to:”Ana de Armas skinimax flic” and I’m in!
 
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Zeroing

Banned
No one's bothered by the fact that she has black eyebrows, brown eyes, and blonde hair?

I guess that's why they had make it black and white? But even with that the shades on her face looks all wrong.

Here's a famous photo of Marlyn Monroe ... She in many times had black eyebrows and her eyes were blue but darker...
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Out- take from a movie.

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Sometimes I wonder if people really know how she looked.
 

Relique

Member
I am not sure how this is going to work with a Cuban accent but okay. I am not the intended audience for this anyway. She pulls off the look at least.
 
Looks really solid. Casting, cinematography, acting, baseline score and more all gel super well together. Hopefully it's a down to Earth peek into Marilyn's life and not a sugar coated portrayal.
 

Relique

Member
It’s called acting 🤪
I don't understand what you're getting at. She isn't able to hide the accent, judging by that teaser. If you are saying the wrong accent doesn't bother you because it's acting then that's fair. Believability does matter to me though.
 

DeepEnigma

Gold Member
I don't understand what you're getting at. She isn't able to hide the accent, judging by that teaser. If you are saying the wrong accent doesn't bother you because it's acting then that's fair. Believability does matter to me though.
I was being sarcastic, lol.

Hence the goofy face.
 
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